75G-Fish stocking...help a newbie

go hawks

New Member
I am new to this hobby and have gathered a tremendous amount of advice/insight while reading all the posts. My tank has been up and running for a month now, and the cycle is complete. I started with a little over 100 lbs of LR and 80 lbs of LS to get things going.
I just added a cleaning crew and a cleaner shrimp. My long-range goal is to end up with various corals/inverts and fish.
I understand the need to go slow with the addition of livestock, but I am a long-range planning kind of guy.
Would the following end population be overloaded??
2-clowns
1-hippo
1-pajama cardinal
1-Bicolored Blenny
Any suggestions on problems, better options, etc? I am also not sure about a good order to add them.
Also, how do corals/other inverts affect the bioload. I would assume they would produce waste as well.
Thanks
(I tried this on the Reef section of the board, and thought I might get more help on this side.)
 

pontius

Active Member
no go on the hippo. they are VERY active and easily stressed and would very likely get ich often in a tank that size. consider one of the tangs that don't require as much room.
as far as the inverts and corals, they don't add anything significant to the bio load. only animals that eat a lot and take large bowel movements should be considered when thinking of bio load.
 
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